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Verstappen caught out by 'gusty' conditions in FP2 crash

Austrian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen says that the unpredictability of the wind contributed to his last-corner crash that eliminated him from the second practice session. The Red Bull driver brought out the red flags part-way through the 90-minute session when he spun off at the last corner of the Austrian circuit. Losing the rear of the car mid-corner, he spun 180 degrees and collected the barrier with the rear-end of the car, damaging his suspension and ruling him out of completing any qualifying or race simulations. With drivers having to contend with gusty conditions at the Red Bulll Ring, Verstappen conceded that it was a driver error, but believed that the varying levels of...
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